Brain/diagnostic imaging Cross-Sectional Studies Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diffusion Tensor Imaging Humans Infant Infant

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging assessment of regional white matter maturation in preterm neonates

PURPOSE: Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies report altered white matter (WM) development in preterm infants. Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) metrics provide more realistic estimations of neurite …